60's 70's Spooky Films
This 1960 Hitchcock thriller stars Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh.
What is Psycho? The popular horror film has sparked sequels and spin-offs, including a 2013 television series.
Woolworth lunch counters are often credited with the creation of Sea Foam Salad, a sweet treat made with this gelatin product.
What is Jell-O? Jell-O salads were a popular dessert throughout the ’60s, but Woolworth’s lime and pear creation proved one of the most beloved.
The enter key on PC computer keyboards replaced this key on the electric typewriter
What is return? When using a manual typewriter, you had to use a handle to return the carriage.
This is the study of the entire universe beyond Earth—planets, stars, dark holes, and galaxies.
What is astronomy? According to Merriam-Webster, it is “the study of objects and matter outside Earth’s atmosphere.”
1968’s Rosemary’s Baby stars this actress and daughter of director John Farrow.
Who is Mia Farrow? The film is considered her breakout role and helped launch her film career
Jonathan Haze stars as Seymour in this 1960 horrorcomedy about a flower shop.
What is Little Shop of Horrors? The movie reused old film sets, and the entire film was shot in a matter of days.
Although prices had risen by the ’60s, Woolworth’s is known as one of the first “five-and-____” stores.
What is dime? Frank Woolworth’s idea to sell goods for dependably low prices proved a sensation in America as well as overseas.
This audio tape format preceded the cassette format.
What is 8-track? There are still 8-track enthusiasts today, and a few independent artists still release on the large format.
At sunset, the sky can appear to be this primary color.
What is red? During sunrise and sunset, the sun’s light must travel a longer distance and the blue light rays scatter, allowing red, orange, and yellow colors to be seen more easily.
Woolworth’s lunch counters were a popular destination throughout the ’50s and ’60s, where favorite treats included this drink made of seltzer, milk, and chocolate syrup.
What is an egg cream? You can still order this retro favorite from the Asheville, North Carolina, Woolworth Walk.
The tagline of this scary film of 1975 claims, “You’ll never go in the water again!”
What is Jaws? This movie is considered the first summer blockbuster due to the record crowds that turned up to see its initial release.
A Woolworth’s counter in this North Carolina city was the setting for a sit-in during the American civil rights movement.
What is Greensboro? You can visit the lunch counter from the Greensboro Woolworth’s on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
The national animal of Scotland is this mythical animal with the body of a horse.
What is unicorn? Scotland reveres its myths, and this mythical symbol stands for purity and innocence as well as masculinity and power.
This is the pseudoscience of how stars and planets influence our lives.
What is astrology? Astrologers rely on the positions of the planets and the signs of the zodiac to interpret your horoscope.
After Queen Elizabeth II dies, the detailed plan for what follows is code-named this.
What is (Operation) London Bridge? The days following the queen’s death have been in the planning for years.
This actress and daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis stars in Halloween, one of the most iconic ’70s horror flicks.
Who is Jamie Lee Curtis? She reprised her role as Laurie in the 2018 Halloween film.
In 1971, Woolworth’s began publishing a Christmas catalog, offering this service as an alternative to shopping in store.
What is mail order? Amazingly, its mail order catalogs were still published in the UK as recently as 2008!
You might not know Volkswagen used to make this German pork product.
What is sausage? The company started producing a German pork sausage called currywurst for its employees, but it became so popular that they sold it to the public. In 2021, Volkswagen decided to discontinue the sausages.
This is where astronauts from many nations live and conduct experiments during extended visits to space.
What is the International Space Station (or ISS)? The longest stay on the station has been 355 days.
The sky is the brightest blue at one of these times during the day.
What is twilight or just before sunrise or just after sunset? It’s called the “blue hour.”
Many of this Boston poet’s works have been adapted to film, including the chilling 1961 adaptation of The Pit and the Pendulum.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe? Other films based on his work include 1962’s Tales of Terror and 1970’s An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe.
When Woolworth’s stores began to close in the 1980s, many were bought and re-opened under this chain of stores owned by Sam Walton.
What is Wal-mart? The two chains had been in competition since the 1960s
This is the reason a banana is curved.
What is to reach sunlight? Bananas grow downward, but they curve upward to get more sun.
This is one of the two October full moons, both of which begin with an “H.”
What is hunter’s or harvest? It’s called the harvest moon if it occurs at the beginning of the month and the hunter’s moon if it occurs at the end of the month.
This is the strongest muscle in the human body if you apply the Times of India’s definition of strongest as “the ability to exert force on an external object.”
What is jaw? It is used as a lever to apply its force. Using other definitions of strongest, you could argue the glutes in the buttocks or the quadriceps in the thigh are the strongest muscles.